Entries by Spyros Koronakis

Eurovision 2024: Christer Björkman and Per Blankens are the last additions to the contest’s core team!

The Director’s Team for Eurovision 2024 was completed today, with the Swedish public broadcaster, adding two more core members. We are talking about the well-known Christer Björkman, and the experienced Per Blankens. Christer Björkman has a really long journey in both Melodifestivalen and Eurovision Song Contest, while Pen Blankers, has worked in many music shows, like Melodifestivalen, Idol, American […]

Austria: Is the country organizing a National Final for Eurovision 2024?

After the announcement that Conchita Wurst, is not going to take part in the Austrian national selection for Eurovision 2024, there are numerous scenarios going around, that the public will have their own say at the selection. Despite their inicial proclamation, that the country is going to have an internal selection once again, the public […]

Denmark: Submission window for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024 are now open

DR, the public broadcaster of Denmark, has already started preparing the country’s greatest music show for 2024, namely the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the national final for Eurovision 2024. With the submission window opening today, the country is ready to select their new representative. The submission window will be open until Friday October 27, and […]

Estonia: Submission for Eesti Laul 2024 will open in mid-September!

Earlier today, the presentation of the winter program of the Estonian public broadcaster, ERR, took place in Tallinn. Among others, the directors talked about Eesti Laul, the national final through which, as we already know, they will choose both their representative and song, for yet another year. Karmel Killandi, editor-in-chief of ERR’s entertainment programs, revealed […]

Netherlands: Jacqueline Govaert and Jaap Reesema are the new members of the selection comitee for Eurovision 2024!

After the addition of Jacqueline Govaert and Jaap Reesema, the jury of AVROTROS for Eurovision 2024 is now complete. Together with the president Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen as well as Carolien Borgers, Hila Noorzai, Cornald Maas and Sander Lantinga, they will choose the artist and the song that will represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song […]

Ireland: RTÉ unveils the cost of participating in Eurovision 2023!

RTÉ, Ireland’s public broadcaster, has revealed the cost of the country’s participation in Eurovision for the last four contests, namely from 2019 to 2023. Through the website Irish Mirror, the public broadcaster revealed that they paid €340,000 for the participation of Wild Youth in Liverpool, which includes €58,129 for the staging and €105,099 for the […]